Name: Unlock the Potential of Skills-Based Volunteering with Taproot
Start: 2024-10-22T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-22T09:30:00-04:00
Location: Virtual

Pledge 1% Member Event

Unlock the Potential of Skills-Based Volunteering with Taproot

September

17

,

2024

9:00am

PDT

Join social impact leaders Sivi Ananthasingam and Season Eckardt from the Taproot Foundation (a trailblazer in skills-based volunteering) as they talk through the top 3 opportunities and challenges of creating a skills-based volunteering program. As we get ready for pro-bono week (October 20 - 26, 2024), don’t miss this chance to learn how your company can best leverage skills-based volunteering for both employee engagement and social impact.

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Member Highlight: The Lookout Foundation

Making A Difference In The Communities We Care About

The Lookout Foundation invests in communities outside our own doors where we can see the results. Its mission is to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education for women, girls, and other underserved groups, and security and privacy rights for all, with an emphasis on partnering with organizations that actively work on improving the ideals of equality and justice for Black and other underserved communities.

The Lookout Foundation is a public charity and a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. It is entirely run by Lookout employees on a voluntary basis. Employee-led committees decide where and how Foundation money is distributed, and organize activities to donate time to local organizations.

In order to provide employees with opportunities to see their contributions make a real impact, Lookout has joined the Pledge 1% movement. It is a commitment to donate 1% equity to the communities in which we operate, 1% of our employees' time to local volunteer projects, and 1% product to non profit organizations. By making the local community a key stakeholder in our business, success means more than profits. It means helping our friends and neighbors.

Event Schedule

Intro by Alicia Schmidt, VP Member Impact at Pledge 1%

9:00AM

Presentation by Brian Boyle, Executive Director at American Promise

9:05AM

Q/A

9:25AM

Speakers

Sivi Ananthasingam

Senior Consultant, Advisory Services

Sivi Ananthasingam is a Senior Consultant with the Advisory Services practice at Taproot Foundation, a leading nonprofit that champions skills-based volunteering. With over seven years of experience in the social impact sector, Sivi is dedicated to harnessing partnerships to craft innovative, cross-sector solutions for pressing global issues. Her academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and a Master's in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California (Fight On, Trojans!).

Season Eckardt

Director, Taproot Foundation

For over twenty years, Season Eckardt has been deeply involved in the engagement field across nonprofit, public, and private sectors. Passionate about connecting resources and people to amplify growth and impact, she currently serves as the co-director of Advisory Services at Taproot Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to skills-based volunteering. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dog, Carmy, and devising dinner plans before her two teens ask, “What’s for dinner?”

FAQ

Where do I start?

We have a great guide to help companies set up their product donations. Join Pledge 1% now to learn more and get one-on-one guidance to support your program development.

What does it mean to Pledge 1% of Product?

There are many ways companies can donate products. When you join Pledge 1%, our team will walk you through the key questions and considerations to help you determine the best product donation model for your company. We’ll also provide you with the best practices, case studies, and partner connections necessary to establish a quality donation program.

How do I give Product?

There are a few ways companies can give product and it is very important that you set up a program that makes the most sense for your business. Some typical ways to donate product include giving:

Product in its existing form
Product in form revamped specifically for nonprofits
Hardware/goods
Services (can also be considered a time donation)

Additional Resources

Marketing Toolkit & Logos

Download the marketing toolkit to get sample social media posts, press release, and blog post. You can also upload our logo to your website or product.

Download Marketing Toolkit

Download Logos

Virtual Volunteering Playbook

Download our playbook to see how your company can implement virtual volunteering. A list of activities and organizations is on page 45, while case studies are spread throughout the playbook.

Download the Playbook

Pledge 1% Resources

Time Pledge

Product Pledge

Profit Pledge

Equity Pledge

Additional Resources

Slides: From Pledge to Action

Review the tips & tricks from the experts on the call and share these resources with your team!

Download Slides

VIP Community Early Access

Schedule a 1:1 call with the Pledge 1% Team

Our Purpose

About Pledge 1%

Pledge 1% is a global movement that encourages and empowers companies of all sizes and stages to donate 1% of their staff time, product, profit, and/or equity to ANY charity of their choosing. We provide a simple, flexible, and scaleable model to integrate giving back into the DNA of all companies, especially startups. Already thousands of companies around the world have taken the pledge, and dozens of VCs, incubators, and conferences have joined to push the movement forward.

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